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time-sharing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Computers, Tourism
ˈtime-ˌsharing noun [uncountable]  1. technicalTD a situation in which one computer is used by many different people at different terminals at the same time 分时操作,时间共享〔计算机在不同终端同时被多人使用〕2. DLTthe practice of owning a timeshare 拥有分时享用的度假住房
From Longman Business Dictionarytime-sharingˈtime-ˌsharing noun [uncountable]1COMPUTING a way for a computer to deal with more than one program at the same time, or for a telephone line to deal with more than one set of signals at the same timeConnections are rapidly switched on a time-sharing basis.2PROPERTYTRAVELwhen people buy a holiday home with other people so that they can each spend a period of time there every yearthe sale of time-sharing real estate unitstime-share adjective [only before a noun]golf courses, marinas, hotels and time-share developments
ˈtime-ˌsharing nounChineseSyllable
a used computer which by situation in one Business is


time-sharing
ˈtime-ˌsharing noun [uncountable]
1. technical a situation in which one computer is used by many different people at different terminals at the same time
2. the practice of owning a timeshare